Beamer wrote on Apr 16, 2012, 15:16:but didn't notice one character took a beating while the others were healthy and he died. Not knowing if/how you revive someone I just let the rest of the party died.

I'd suggest watching some gameplay videos (not of the first few levels) to see how best to play the combat. It's not a slow game, nor is it turn based.

You can't just stand toe to toe and not expect to die. You opening a door to engage enemies can open secret doors allowing those enemies to flank you. Enemies have AE spells (just as you do) that will dmg your whole party. If you stand in the poison cloud from Mushroom guys, your party will die in seconds. Simple as that.

Prime your first spell, Move quickly, Attack on the move, and Use the environment to your advantage. Make enemies fall down traps (then jump on top of them), use doors and choke points to funnel single enemies into combat, etc.